Disney4me Posted Thursday at 07:47 PM Report Posted Thursday at 07:47 PM Halloween Horror Nights is OFFICIALLY underway at Universal Orlando, but it’s not just Universal Studios park that goes all out for this once-a-year event! Universal Orlando Halloween That’s right, even Universal Orlando hotels get decked out for spooky season, and some of them even have themed bars, drinks, eats, and the whole nine yards. We were invited by Universal to check out some of the Halloween offerings at their hotels, and we think we know where we’ll be spending spooky season from now on. Come check out everything we did! Halloween Horror Nights isn’t the only place at Universal Orlando to celebrate Halloween, as each of Universal’s hotels (aside from Helios Grand) features a special spooky offering that you don’t even need a park ticket or hotel reservation to enjoy. We stopped by the Royal Pacific Hotel’s Laguna Lounge — and this is the Halloween tiki bar of our dreams! Look who’s serving drinks! This limited-time lounge has taken over Jake’s American Bar and features a ton of Universal Monsters theming, plus Halloween drinks and food, too. If you are a Universal Monsters fan, this tiki bar is for you. It was so fun to see favorite Universal Monsters characters around the bar and disguised as tiki characters. Jake’s American Bar has been transformed We tried the Blood Moon Spritzer, which was a cool presentation; overall, it tasted like plain prosecco, with hard pomegranate seeds. It was refreshing but probably a skip if you’re looking for something more exciting. Blood Moon Spritzer The Black Sand Margarita was delicious, and it tasted like they used fresh ingredients, very orange-forward; we definitely would get this again as it was one of our favorite drinks of the afternoon. Black Sand Margarita The Spiced Island Spirit Mule mostly tasted like cinnamon and orange club soda, but it had a ton of fall flavors we really liked. Spiced Island Spirit Mule The Haunted Hideaway Buffalo Dip was absolutely delicious: creamy, cheesy, and the perfect amount of spice. They smoke the chicken, which gives the dip a nice smoky flavor that balances everything out nicely. The tortilla chips were nice and salty like any other tortilla chip, but they complemented the dip nicely. Haunted Hideaway Buffalo Dip The Kettle Chips were house-made kettle chips, crunchy and fresh, with a little bit of salt and pepper. Delicious, but again, nothing to write home about. These are served with the Cursed Luau Burger. Kettle Chips You can also order Halloween Horror Nights-themed food and drinks to your hotel room for room service at the Royal Pacific Hotel! Over at the Aventura Hotel, we headed to barVentura to see their Halloween offerings. The theming here wasn’t quite as elaborate as the theming at Royal Pacific, but it was still fun! There was an overall alien theme, and many of the food and drink offerings followed that theme as well. Aventura Hotel theming We tried the Alien Abduction, which was very Chambord-forward, while the vanilla flavor from the vodka is very subtle, with a bubbly berry flavor throughout each sip. This reminded us of a white bubbly sangria, and it was light and refreshing. Alien Abduction The Caffeinated Coven tasted like a very strong pumpkin foam cold brew in the best way. The flavor was delicious, with the perfect amount of cinnamon and pumpkin. The foam on top was a nice change from a traditional creamy espresso martini; it melts into the drink beautifully. Caffeinated Coven Resort guests also have a special, dedicated entrance to Halloween Horror Nights, which is just another reason why staying at Universal hotels during Halloween Horror Nights is an amazing option. Halloween Horror Nights We’ll be on the lookout for even more spooky season news you need to know about at Universal Orlando and beyond. In the meantime, make sure you stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for the latest theme park news and more! Go Inside Every 2026 Halloween Horror Nights House Have you stayed at any Universal Orlando hotels during Halloween Horror Nights? Let us know in the comments below. Disclosure: In nearly all circumstances, Disney Food Blog writers and photographers pay full price for their own travel, hotel, food, beverage, and event tickets. We do this because it’s important to us as journalists to ensure not only that we give you unbiased opinions, but also that you can trust us to do so since we’re paying our own way. On rare occasions, when we are invited by a company to attend a preview as media, and when we choose to accept that invitation, we will always make you, our readers, aware of that situation. Today, we were invited by Universal Orlando to attend their media preview of Universal hotels Halloween offerings. Note that when we attend events as media we are 1) Not required to review that event/food on any of our channels, and 2) Not required to review that event/food favorably. You can always count on DFB to give you a 100% unbiased and honest review of any event that we attend, food that we eat, or beverage that we drink. You can see more in our Disclosure Policy. Thank you for reading. — AJ View the full article Quote
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